If you need a repair, please contact me using a links in the channel description.

@ulrohermit1369

11 ай бұрын

do you fix laptop Graphic cards as well ??

@ChuckNorris-lf6vo

10 ай бұрын

Bro I will send you a truckload for repair ONLY AFTER you start modding the cards for improved cooling, using copper thick foil. You could have modded the MSI easily. Plus, modding content is more interesting than repair content. So you will profit from the youtube revenue more.

@stansmathers3596

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@northwestrepair

5 ай бұрын

@@ChuckNorris-lf6vo how can you improve cooling other that getting more air flow with maybe bigger fans ? You cannot increase the fin stack. You cannot replace aluminum with copper. You cannot weld fins to copper tubes. Not easy enough for a home else to do it too at least. You cannot do much about it except to add more pads on the back and heat the back with maybe more radiators attached. I've seen that and it helps but it's not a solution.

@ChuckNorris-lf6vo

4 ай бұрын

Every small details helps where even if it's 0.5C difference adding the small details together improves the system sufficiently. While watching the thermal design in this video I remember thinking about copper adding copper. There are pieces of copper on the market already different thicknesses. @@northwestrepair

Can you make a tier list of GPU brands. Even just a short video, that would be cool.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

I dont have enough inventory at my current flow of repairs. Eventually i know it will become a thing, just not right now.

@heyflo1

Жыл бұрын

This would be awesome since EVGA left :D

@johann3029

Жыл бұрын

@@northwestrepair pls make a tier List as this Channel will grow 😊🙏🏻😇

@JeZZGro

Жыл бұрын

@@northwestrepair what about xfx graphic catds?

@konchy

Жыл бұрын

Same, would love to see this so that I know what card to get next

Such a underrated channel. Awesome videos mate!

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

I mean, I don’t even fully understand what you has been doing most of your videos, yet I find it interesting to watch, and have not missed any of your releases since I discovered your channel lol.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@andrelisboa7193

Жыл бұрын

this! and decided not to buy an asus card since then lol

@samuelking1347

Жыл бұрын

He speaks for many of us

@reyreyalldayday5708

Жыл бұрын

haha I'm the same way.

I recently found your channel and I love the detailed diagnosis and repair! Hope there's more to come 👌

I just realized i was measuring the wrong end of the capacitor for the memory phase. Maybe thats why i had no voltage on it the first time. Maybe swapping the 8 pin connector had no effect other then limiting the power draw when card is under load. Who knows ?

I have 15 years of experience in electronics and your work with gpus looks still like magic 😃

It`s so interesting to watch you repairing these graphics cards. And the fact that you are doing this at such a high niveau makes it even more interesting. Keep uploading your videos. They are so good!

Hi! Owner of the cards here :) What an interesting fault on the EVGA unit. What do you think would have caused the bios chip to get corrupted? Did you flash the bios chip with an external programming device? This card was happily working and gaming one day, and then one boot, it was dead. The MSI I am nostalgic about because it was "the best" deal I had ever had in my used parts hunting. This was originally a 980TI lighting that I purchased used for $180 while still inside the MSI warranty period. Much to my dismay, the 980ti was dead when I brought it home to test. Upon sending to MSI for RMA, they said they could not repair, but asked if I would accept 1080ti Lightning Z as replacement! This experience shaped a very positive outlook on MSI as a company for me. The failure on this card was strange. A couple of times, the system would not boot, so I removed the GPU, looked around, put it back in, and it would run again. The last time, the system failed and would not boot, I observed melting and burn signs at one of the 8 pin power connectors. I thought for sure something shorted internally because one of the VGA 8 pin connectors was melted, deformed, and burned. I presume the fault was a gradual melting of the one 8 pin power connector first causing intermittent contact, and then an actual burn. Why in god's name would your use 3x 8 pin connectors presumably to spread the current and heat load out. . . just to design your cooling such that the entire VRM traps heat to the center of the GPU assembly right near the power connectors. . . so if you overclock the extremely well cooled core that has 8 lbs of heat pipes and fin stacks attached to it, it dumps even more heat into the VRM and it melts the power connectors. Thanks for taking a look at these. I would never have been able correctly trace the cause of failure on the EVGA card, and the damage caused by the MSI card was enough for me to get trained eyes on it. I did not expect the card to be "just fine" if a bit fire prone internally given the exciting circumstances. I am extremely happy with the repair results and would not hesitate to send more repaires your way, but I suspect once people catch onto how competent you are, the lines may get too long. I'll probably try to find a used waterblock for the MSI card to let it safely live out the rest of its days.

@boffifis1

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks for sharing

@guidcs0

Жыл бұрын

yeah thats what i was going to sugest, try those nzxt adapters with a 120mm aio. I believe will do better than factory.

@kathrynck

Жыл бұрын

Could try downclocking and power limiting the msi card a bit. It might take very little to get it under control. When the heat spikes up, it interferes with conductivity, and that causes more heat, which further impedes conductivity, etc. It can be a vary small step of exceeding capacity which triggers the vicious cycle. I have a 1080ti STRIX OC, and I found that Asus's binning was just not up to par. And the card works great at a slightly more modest OC than the factory OC. But it makes much more heat and becomes crash-prone with just a few more percent squeezed out of it at factory oc settings. It works flawlessly (long term) at halfway between standard clocks and the strix OC settings.

@chunger169

Жыл бұрын

@@kathrynck I suspect another fix may be to simply run the fan curve higher than I had it set. . . the cooler is so good at cooling the die that the fans do not ramp up very fast, but now I know a certain amount of airflow needs to be present to cool the center heat plate. The temptation when running this kind of card at mild settings is to keep it more on the silent side. . or, if at idle, with the fans completely off. . ., and the core temp can be deceivingly low. At the risk of looking like the idiot that sends 100% working cards in for repair, I am glad the internals were scoped out and confirmed before trying to fire this card up again in any other system given the melted power connector and burns.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

External flasher is what I use. I don't know what can cause firmware to go blank but this issue exist on amd cards that have phase controller operated by firmware. Without special tool and software only a handfull of people have the resources to fix it. So sad. Smart devices have a mind of their own. One day they loose it and we are forced to buy new product.

I absolutely love the original KZread feel of these videos. Clear. Concise. Straight to the point. The sprinkled in comedy is just an awesome bonus. Please. Keep'Em Coming!

There's something zen about watching you doing the repairs so thoroughly and professionally, I always enjoy so much you videos. Thank you.

Excellent video and repair skills, earned yourself a sub

This is the most thorough GPU testing I have ever seen. Northridge Fix pulls off some amazing repairs on a wide array of things. But have never seen anyone do a GPU to this level. People online are like , yeah , I baked it in the oven for several hours🤣

@Arvidje

Жыл бұрын

Northridge Fix is a basic allround repair men, he has no time and for certain no knowhow to fix these cards. In my eyes he a bit of a scam, bc he is charging a lot for "no fix". Should be none or a very low fee, its his risk.

@a.tevetoglu3366

11 ай бұрын

​@@Arvidje Your scammer accusation meets my oppinion on freeloaders. He is obviously a working man and not the GPU owners' sugar daddy. I believe that if it is the GPU of the owner then it is the risk and responsibility of the very same owner. Northwestrepair might not match NVIDIA's laboratory, yet he seems not as that much incompetent as you implied. On the other hand his business is not a monopoly, there is a wide open competition therefor customers can choose between different prices and service ranges. No one is forcing GPUs to enter his shop. One could actually expect that if someone has had taken time to find and buy a graphics card this individual should also invest the necessary time to select the repair service of choice. And of course Northwestrepair should bill a reasonable minimum for a diagnosis even if it only takes less than an hour especially when the company's protagonist of the repair approach spent that time and got his hands dirty. People work to improve their lifes and not to fulfill freeloaders dreams. Repair guys need to get paid. If one cannot afford that one shouldn't care for tech at all in the 1st place.

@Arvidje

11 ай бұрын

@@a.tevetoglu3366 i am speaking about northridge fix.. that owner is a bit of a commercial scam. A repair service had to do a proper diagnose beforehand.. of it is a risky repair u can negoiate it with the customer. If u as shop dont discus about the repair, u should be fixing it, if u cant , u can only charge for diagnose fee. The customer can try then another shop with the diagnose. U dont want a board with is also tempered by the otter shop bc hé didnt had the skill and basicly damage it propably more or it Will be denied by the other shop. Northridge fix Will charge very high for a no fix.. 80 procent are no fixes on GPU’s

@AyoItsAntony

5 ай бұрын

That dude just complains the whole entire time on video can’t stand watching

Really amazing. I am always watching with great attention, the level of detail and professional approach combined with simple language is awesome. Keep up the good work!

I love your channel, very interesting to watch. Wish I had the knowledge and skill to test and repair my own stuff.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Omg this is the kind of content I love. Thank you for educating others

Your videos are so informational. Always learning from these vids.

Make sure its 🥾ing

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

lol

@Denis7947.

11 ай бұрын

😂

Great video and files too. Thank you.

great job mate, with the msi id get creative with some Pads to solve the heating connection issue but im retired now and only work on local folks gpus and m/b for fun so have loads of time.

I have had my MSI laptop since 2019 and that thing still works like a champ!

Man your a life saver, please keep going, your content is golden

came across to your channel by accident but I really like your videos, im not an electronic repair guy but your videos are very interesting!

great video ,lots of detail .though I don't see you getting review samples in the future with the honest views.

Would be cool to see examples of cards you have worked on that have been well designed with efficient cooling setups

Wow!!! . . this channel is growing quick! As it should. Cheers from the great state of Alaska.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Really good work you do! Like your Channel! Thanks for sharing!

Love the channel, helps me learning.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great video. Love seeing skills like this.

It feels like yestarday you had 600 subs, and look at you man almost 11k ! Congrats on this milestone and keep it up with the great videos !

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

yeah i dont even know whats going in.

Thank you for your content, very useful and shows your work to be of a high calibre. Now that EVGA have left the building, who would you recommend from the remaining manufacturers?

Thanks for video,as always!

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Considering that EVGA is no longer making GPU's what brand would you recommend going forward?

It all looks so nice and easy, when you know what you are doing, you are a real Pro!

Love your channel

Thank You for the great videos. I like Your approach and the fact that You don't skip on the details. Very relaxing to watch. Also, I think people are more interested in knowing how to fix their graphic cards now that we know that 4000-series is gonna be SO EXPENSIVE. :D I'm just praying my MSI 2070 doesn't falter anytime soon. Your videos reminded me that it's time to take my PC to the company and blow out all the dust. Cheers

Never seen a GPU repair before subscribed 🎉

Brother, wich brand do you recomand then? A durable one? Thanks.

What programmer did you use to flash that bios chip? Thanks.

I am really enjoying this channel.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@MarcoGPUtuber

Жыл бұрын

@@northwestrepair No probs! Do you charge for repairs? I'd probably be more confident on attempting my own repair if I had the schematic for mine but Gigabyte won't let me see it for my own GPU.

Sadly no fix on Lightning. Was wondering if u had A suggestion how to improve that cooler.

Im really interested in electronics, particularly computer parts, and I want to fully understand how the parts work. I want to start with GPUs, but I have no idea where to begin. Any tips/help?

that split second boot post edit near the end lol

you're a godsend! great video

Very educational, I continue to be mystified by your collected service information.

I have never heard of the msi lightning cards before. Ive owned theyre gaming x line cards and they usually offer really good temps compared to other board partners

@spawnersiak

Жыл бұрын

My first Lightning card from MSI was GTX 260 so they're pretty long on the market.

Evga was my goto card brand but now they stopped making graphics cards, whats your opinion on the next best brand option?

Nice video Thx !

Now evga is out of graphics card game what do you recommend?

thank you. btw whats the song

Thank you for another amazing video gent

In the last couple of months before the RTX2000 series came out, i wanted to get myself a top-end tier card, so a 1080Ti fit the bill perfectly. I had these exact models to choose from and after some research into both of these models, i opted for the EVGA one, shipped all the way from England, although mine is silver rather than black. Fantastic card, great performance, stays ridiculously cool and never had a problem with it. RIP EVGA and thanks for the awesome GPUs. Thanks for the great video!

@Hito343

Жыл бұрын

Their RTX 3000 series is alright but nowhere as good as the 1000/2000 was. ASUS is way better with the 3000 series. I was still hoping for the 4000 series EVGA card and if they get better again sadly F.

@mark12358

11 ай бұрын

@@Hito343 Asus is no trust to me, no more.

@Bsc8

11 ай бұрын

​@@mark12358A SUS company that makes SUS products

@timdriff8950

6 ай бұрын

@@mark12358 Asus was never a trust for me! and it will never be!

I’ve been running MSIs Lighting Z and now Suprim X since my Strix 1080 days and always been happy with there performance. With the 4090s which do you think will OC better Suprim X or Strix OC I think FE cards always underperform slightly over the best AIBs but are best priced

@tethingy7813

Жыл бұрын

im an msi fan. owner of a suprim too. but i think rog will have it. tho i think the suprim wont be far off. very little % wise. just like the 3000 series. depends which one u want more!

I Love your Channel Bro !

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

EVGA is out, so what AIB do you recommend for nvidia?

What thermal do you use for the GPU ?

Love your videos, excited for more content. Only feedback I have is to lower the volume of the ding sound.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, missed it.

Love your repair videos. Keep it up! Is there any software other than benchmarking software to check if my GPU is working at optimum levels? Something that can give me an idea about where a fault or bottleneck is. Thanks

do you fix motherboards?? mine is working but 3 of the 4 memory stots die... so im down to 16gb at 2400 can get xmp neither...

Hey love your videos. Can you do one for sapphire?

@Northwestrepair, what you think about ROG gpu cards ?

Hey, Which hot air station do you use?

What software you used for flashing in this video? Can you make a video on modding GPU(nvidia 2000 ,3000 series) and related stuff?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

I dont mod gpu's. terrible idea.

I see a lot of bios from gpu crash and do nothing . How is the done ? Is it about the new bios type Uefi that go wrong.? Old cards what do not use uefi i never see that happened.

Why you dont change thermal pads?

So what is the best brand for 3080ti? i dont over clock , i care about temperature

Very good work! I have one question. Gpu memory errors in HWinfo64(AMD card) what is the tolerance, with OC i have 10-15 errors in 20min stress test! Best regards!

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

no idea. dont put jet fuel into prius. I mean do not overclock anything just because you can.

what program/OS are you using to test the memory of the GPU? (talking about the flashing green and purple lights)

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

MATS

Are Sapphire AMD cards good in your opinion?

I don't know if you commented on this before. What company would you recomend someone get the 40-series gpus from now that EVGA is no longer making them? What's the next best company?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

ASUS has gotten better but each card is different so its not always ONE brand that makes garbage or one brand that makes gold. They have their share of both but one brand was always a winner. RIP EVGA

@originator4649

Жыл бұрын

@@northwestrepair RIP

I am confused , so the BIOS chip is good , it was corrupted and a re-flash fixed it ?

Amazing video!big fan. PS:-The gpu's you repair on average for how long they have been used? Plz make a video on sapphire brand.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

how long ? dont know. No sapphire brands yet. i mean i have one but i dont know if i will be making a video on that garbage. i really want to but there are some things i have to try first. Maybe later.

YOU ARE A LEGEND FOR POSTING THIS

No fix no pay. U are really the best and honest repair men i have seen on youtube..

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

I try

How would you rate gpu AIB´s after EVGA has left the scene ? I need to know what AIB´s are left that dosnt cut too manny corners, and generally build their gpus well.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

i would rate them harder to repair because their boards are not standard and its nearly impossible to find diagrams for those boards. otherwise, standard board=less useless garbage like color changing LED's or USB_C charge port or GPS tracking device. Who knows what nonsense these none standard boards bring. All of those useless features only introduce more possible problem areas. The more bare bone the design, the less can go wrong

I had that exact 1080Ti (and its replacement) and they stopped outputting a signal after less than a month of use. I ended up getting a refund and bought an MSI RX 580 which is still running fine now, but showing its age. The only issue I've had with it is that my rig is in a fairly dusty environment and I have to blow out the fins about once a month.

Have you worked with many sapphire or power color cards on AMDs side? How do they stack up quality wise?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Cant tell right now.

I'm about to buy a used MSI 1080Ti with 2 fans not 3. It's in an excellent shape. So does this model has the same problem from MSI.

Please help! I need advice on purchase of GPU! MSI Mech Rx 7600 or Sapphire Pulse Rx 7600 ??? The MSI Mech has 3 years' warranty and the Sapphire Pulse has only 2.

i cant do any of this but watching and listening is very satisfying thanks

I barely understand half the stuff you talk about, but I love these videos. Also too bad EVGA will not make GPUS anymore.

@cv507

Жыл бұрын

höpe För -ippähnäß- amD??

@Neilos-sd6ti

Жыл бұрын

Not make nvidia gpus anymore(

@WimiBussard

Жыл бұрын

@@Neilos-sd6ti AFAIK they completely exited the GPU market, meaning no nvidia cards nor will they change to AMD cards.

Awesome video, thumbs up 👍

Will there be any AMD specific vendor repair videos in the future such as sapphire, xfx or power color coming up?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

yes. not many but yes

So other than the lack of thermal pads, Micro Star International is good?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

What else is there thats important if not cooling ?

I'm curious about Sapphire or XFX cards...

I do have a MSi Radeon RX 6800 (not Gaming X Trio, the reference model) and I found it to be very good at thermals. I guess their new design does good contact to the vapor chamber for anything that generates too much heat, then its triple-fan design cools down the card very well. I don't regret buying it though. It was bought before prices skyrocked. It is almost 2 years old and I've got zero problems at all.

@xx_360noscop_xx5

11 ай бұрын

I had the exact same model. Thermals were indeed excellent, though hotspot temp was always very high compared to actual GPU temp: a 20 degrees delta between the two. Gaming in a 30 degree room and it was quiet and peaking at 65 degrees, however hotspot temp at around 85 degrees. Could have been a bad thermal pad on memory.

Such a cool hobby. I wish I could do this but it seems expensive haha. Do you know how to do motherboards or other boards from other electronics, or just gpus?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

GPUs for now. motherboards not worth shipping label these days

@thatxonexguy5438

Жыл бұрын

@@northwestrepair ah okay gotcha. Love the vids! Super interesting and one of a kind.

2:59 cheeky ark gigantosaurus dossier artwork

Sorry late to this channel, all I can say is mad skillz! Since EVGA has left the video card world are there any recommendations or are you prohibited to say a specific brand in the future, either AMD or Nvidia? Thanks for any reply

@williammunny9206

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry, I just now read down into the comments everybody is asking the same thing lol

man you are a gpu-wizard... thou still dont get it, why is thermal pad under plastic backplate, maybe just better than thin air?

How do you feel about EVGAs decision to leave the GPU market?

Have you though about making a course/Playlist Explaining what you do? like - Tools that you use - Steps in "Debugging" the issue - How to perform the repairs properly ?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

Not without a very good script and a plan. Problem is not the script or a plan but the cards. Repair hardly ever goes according to plan. I may plan 15 minutes session but end up having 4hrs of mumbling with no results to show. Nearly impossible at this point. Maybe some time in the future.

Do you think Furmark is actual helpful for modern cards? The OC'ing community started using it less and less right around Pascal since the card throttles suspiciously hard now. I think since it was occasionally taking out old cards, Nvidia started detecting specific power virus loads. To me the behavior doesn't seem to simply be due to typical GPU boost limits but I'm curious what you think.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

furmark loads core differently then any gaming engine does. Sometimes only furmark will produce errors, sometimes only games. Gotta be sure card is 100% fixed by running both.

@JJFX-

Жыл бұрын

@@northwestrepair Interesting, do you run a reduced Furmark resolution to reduce load and let it boost a bit higher or for the screen space? I just realized you run the OCCT VRAM test at the same time too which makes sense.

It would be so nice if you can check and review the thermal pads & cooling designs of all new and branded GPUs right now so that we can choose the best quality brand of GPUs..

@nexxusty

Жыл бұрын

What a stupid comment.

@Dullahan_1

Жыл бұрын

Check reviews by Guru 3D or Techpowerup they dissemble and show the cooling design on their reviews

Do we have a chance to see you repair ASUS, GIGABITE and MSI cards in NVIDIA RTX series compard to EVGA's.

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

yeah. soon. i have projects waiting for parts. plenty actually.

How are zotac card build quality should I buy a used zotac 1660 super? Are the electronics on it & motherboard of good quality?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

zotac was ok for 10 series cards but later it became worse.

Considering EVGA are no longer manufacturing cards what would be your go to now?

@cameron2319

Жыл бұрын

ASUS

Lmao i Just binge watched all yours videos, you are so good. Do you have formal education in eletronic engineering ?

@northwestrepair

Жыл бұрын

zero

Cheers from Paris, thx for sharing. I do not often understand every technical words that you says, but weirdly i keep on looking your videos with great interest. Like watching a chinese speaking kung fu movie, i don't understand but i like it lol.

In 30 years of builds and repairs (and lots of gaming), I've never had an issue with MSI.